Weight, BMI's- and how you really feel?!

How many on this board have the healthy BMI of 20-25? How many have a higher one but don't really feel like they are too unhealthy to go through this pregnancy or even endangering their baby?

I'm considered overweight. I'm still a healthy eater- just don't get as much excersise as I probaly should (office job with lots of overtime). I don't feel like my weight is holding me back when I'm beeing active...love to hike, I do yoga and I have a dog that keeps me active when I'm home.

EIther I have been reading too much or I have been naiv. But right now I am really freaked out about my weight and my doctors appoinment tomorrow. Just thinking of beeing put in a category o risk pregnancys makes me panic.

Can anyone relate to this at all??

Hey ladies,

I really need to put this out there.

How many on this board have the healthy BMI of 20-25? How many have a higher one but don't really feel like they are too unhealthy to go through this pregnancy or even endangering their baby?

I'm considered overweight. I'm still a healthy eater- just don't get as much excersise as I probaly should (office job with lots of overtime). I don't feel like my weight is holding me back when I'm beeing active...love to hike, I do yoga and I have a dog that keeps me active when I'm home.

EIther I have been reading too much or I have been naiv. But right now I am really freaked out about my weight and my doctors appoinment tomorrow. Just thinking of beeing put in a category o risk pregnancys makes me panic.

I fit in the category of the underweight, my BMI is below normal. Anyways, I was very worried with my first pregnancy about this and I had a talk with my doctor and she said as long as I take care of myself (taking prenatals, eating well, etc) and gain weight within the recommendations she thought everyone would be fine. As it turns out I had a very healthy baby boy 11 months ago. I'm sure the same things apply for you, its stressful to hear that you don't have the perfect body to have a baby but as long as your doctor isn't worried I wouldn't be either. Good luck!!!

I fit in the category of the underweight, my BMI is below normal. Anyways, I was very worried with my first pregnancy about this and I had a talk with my doctor and she said as long as I take care of myself (taking prenatals, eating well, etc) and gain weight within the recommendations she thought everyone would be fine. As it turns out I had a very healthy baby boy 11 months ago. I'm sure the same things apply for you, its stressful to hear that you don't have the perfect body to have a baby but as long as your doctor isn't worried I wouldn't be either. Good luck!!!

I can relate. Wii Fit said I have a BMI of 26.5 or something like that today. I am not huge, yet I'm "overweight." It's frustrating because I feel like it's too late to go on a diet when I'm preggo. I guess I just hope I can limit the weight gain and get some more off after the baby.... If I lost 15 lbs I'd be a BMI of 24.something....I guess I'll just walk and try to eat healthy....I feel like I've always had a battle with weight and not feeling skinny enough...

I can relate. Wii Fit said I have a BMI of 26.5 or something like that today. I am not huge, yet I'm "overweight." It's frustrating because I feel like it's too late to go on a diet when I'm preggo. I guess I just hope I can limit the weight gain and get some more off after the baby.... If I lost 15 lbs I'd be a BMI of 24.something....I guess I'll just walk and try to eat healthy....I feel like I've always had a battle with weight and not feeling skinny enough...

Iam not sure what my BMI is, but I can tell you I am a big girl. I weighed 230 when I got pregnant and am down to 220. Sorry Iam not shy about anything. I also am diabetic, have bad asthma, and stand a good chance to get toxemia (sp). My doctor is a high risk doctor. The doctor has already taken me off of all my meds and put me on a new diabetic med. She said if the new med doesn't properly control my blood sugars, then I'll need to be on insulin till I deliver. I was on a 1200 calorie diet, and she took me off that and put me on an 1800 calorie diet. She said even though Iam overweight i still need the extra calories for the baby. Iam not really concerned w/ the fact that I am high risk, and my doctor doesn't seemed to worried either. I think it's mainly something they do when they know there's pre-existing conditions that may or may not make a pregnancy difficult.

Iam not sure what my BMI is, but I can tell you I am a big girl. I weighed 230 when I got pregnant and am down to 220. Sorry Iam not shy about anything. I also am diabetic, have bad asthma, and stand a good chance to get toxemia (sp). My doctor is a high risk doctor. The doctor has already taken me off of all my meds and put me on a new diabetic med. She said if the new med doesn't properly control my blood sugars, then I'll need to be on insulin till I deliver. I was on a 1200 calorie diet, and she took me off that and put me on an 1800 calorie diet. She said even though Iam overweight i still need the extra calories for the baby. Iam not really concerned w/ the fact that I am high risk, and my doctor doesn't seemed to worried either. I think it's mainly something they do when they know there's pre-existing conditions that may or may not make a pregnancy difficult.

I am in the healthy range again-it took me almost 2 years after my first to get there. Â I weighed 135 lbs. when I got pregnant with him and was 176 lbs.! My doctor always told me that my weight gain was fine, but it was more then they suggest. Â I am only 5'2 and Â got back down to 132 before I got pregnant with number 2-which put me at the top of the BMI normal range for my height. Â I am really going to try to work out this Â entire pregnancy and not gain as much as I did with my first. I currently do 45 minutes of cardio 4 times a week, 30 minutes of weights 2x's an week and 45 minutes of pilates 1X week. Â During my first, I stopped working out after about 3 months and think it really was not a good choice for me.Â

I am in the healthy range again-it took me almost 2 years after my first to get there. Â I weighed 135 lbs. when I got pregnant with him and was 176 lbs.! My doctor always told me that my weight gain was fine, but it was more then they suggest. Â I am only 5'2 and Â got back down to 132 before I got pregnant with number 2-which put me at the top of the BMI normal range for my height. Â I am really going to try to work out this Â entire pregnancy and not gain as much as I did with my first. I currently do 45 minutes of cardio 4 times a week, 30 minutes of weights 2x's an week and 45 minutes of pilates 1X week. Â During my first, I stopped working out after about 3 months and think it really was not a good choice for me.Â

I'm was overweight with my first DD and had no problems and the Dr. didn't mention anything about it. This time I'm 30 lbs heaver than last time and considered obese. I don't think it will cause problems but I don't go in for my first appt till next week.

I'm was overweight with my first DD and had no problems and the Dr. didn't mention anything about it. This time I'm 30 lbs heaver than last time and considered obese. I don't think it will cause problems but I don't go in for my first appt till next week.

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